Churchill and Blakedown
Parish in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.408, -2.191 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 87 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01562 (Kidderminster) |
The parish of Churchill and Blakedown sits in the district of Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, England, occupying a pleasant edge‑of‑country spot where rolling farmland and pockets of woodland meet the outer suburbs of the West Midlands. The two villages retain a very villagey feel: hedgerows, footpaths and local pubs give a strong sense of place, while greenbelt protection keeps the landscape largely rural despite good road and rail links into Birmingham and Worcester.
Blakedown grew noticeably in the nineteenth century with the arrival of the railway and still has a conservation‑area character of Victorian terraces and a village green, while Churchill keeps an older, quieter core around its parish church and farms. Today the area is a mix of commuters, small local businesses and farming, with an active community calendar, village halls and many opportunities for walking and enjoying the surrounding Worcestershire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Churchill and Blakedown
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 14 miles
- Wolverhampton 13 miles
- Dudley 7.7 miles
- Walsall 14.8 miles
- Telford 22.1 miles
- West Bromwich 12.5 miles
- Solihull 16.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 18.9 miles
- Worcester 14.6 miles
- Cannock 21.4 miles
- Redditch 13.6 miles
- Kidderminster 3.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blakedown Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Wyre Forest Rural Ward 1.8 miles
- Cookley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Broome Parish 1.9 miles
- Hagley West Ward 2 miles
- Broadwaters Ward 2.1 miles
- Offmore & Comberton Ward 2.2 miles
- Hagley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Wolverley and Cookley Parish 2.6 miles
- Wolverley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Aggborough & Spennells Ward 2.9 miles
- Stone Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Churchill and Blakedown
DY10 3NY, DY10 3JL, DY10 3JT, DY10 3GD, DY10 3LS, DY10 3GR, DY10 3NQ, DY10 3LY, DY10 3NX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 18.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 46.5 miles
- Blakedown Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Hagley Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Churchill and Blakedown Ad
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 2.8 miles
- Brockencote Hall 4 3.5 miles
- Granary Villa 3 3.4 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 6.2 miles
- Grafton Manor Hotel 7.4 miles
- Hillscourt 7.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Droitwich Spa 3 8.7 miles
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Bromsgrove 4 6.8 miles
- Gainsborough House Hotel 3 3.6 miles
Schools in Churchill and Blakedown
- Blakedown C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aggborough Stadium 2.9 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 3.2 miles
- Wyre Forest Forest 6.9 miles
- Westwood House Estate 9.8 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 10.5 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 10.8 miles
- Witley Court Historic site 11.3 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 11.9 miles
- Davenport House Estate 12.3 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles